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n. two propositions are contradictories if both cannot be true (or both cannot be false) at the same time

adj. of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true and both cannot be false; "`perfect' and `imperfect' are contradictory terms"

mutually exclusive

adj. unable to be both true at the same time

confounding

adj. that confounds or contradicts or confuses

conflicting, at odds, self-contradictory

adj. in disagreement; "the figures are at odds with our findings"; "contradictory attributes of unjust justice and loving vindictiveness"- John Morley

dissident, dissentient, dissenting

adj. disagreeing, especially with a majority

contrary, converse

adj. very opposed in nature or character or purpose; "acts contrary to our code of ethics"; "the facts point to a contrary conclusion"

counter, antagonistic

adj. indicating opposition or resistance

ill, inimical

adj. indicating hostility or enmity; "you certainly did me an ill turn"; "ill feelings"; "ill will"

dissonant, unresolved

adj. characterized by musical dissonance; harmonically unresolved

discordant, disharmonious, dissonant, inharmonic

adj. lacking in harmony

diverse, divers

adj. many and different; "tourist offices of divers nationalities"; "a person of diverse talents"

different, dissimilar

adj. unlike in nature or quality or form or degree; "took different approaches to the problem"; "came to a different conclusion"; "different parts of the country"; "on different sides of the issue"; "this meeting was different from the earlier one"

different, dissimilar

adj. not similar; "a group of very dissimilar people"; "a pump not dissimilar to those once found on every farm"; "their understanding of the world is not so dissimilar from our own"; "took different (or dissimilar) approaches to the problem"

self-contradictory, paradoxical

adj. seemingly contradictory but nonetheless possibly true; "it is paradoxical that standing is more tiring than walking"

complementary

adj. of words or propositions so related that each is the negation of the other; "`male' and `female' are complementary terms"

contrary

adj. of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true but both may be false; "`hot' and `cold' are contrary terms"

incompatible, contrastive

adj. of words so related that one contrasts with the other; "`rich' and `hard-up' are contrastive terms"

converse

adj. of words so related that one reverses the relation denoted by the other; "`parental' and `filial' are converse terms"

antagonistic, clashing, conflicting, at odds

adj. marked by discord: "incompatible personalities"; "they were usually at odds over politics"; "incompatible colors"

uncongenial

adj. used of plant stock or scions; incapable of being grafted

disconfirming, invalidating

adj. establishing as invalid or untrue

incompatible, discrepant

adj. not compatible with other facts

spotty, uneven

adj. lacking consistency; "the golfer hit the ball well but his putting was spotty"

unconformable

adj. not correspondent; "a description unconformable to previous accounts"

unreconciled

adj. not made consistent or compatible; "two unreconciled accountings"

consistent

adj. (sometimes followed by `with') in agreement or consistent or reliable; "testimony consistent with the known facts"; "I have decided that the course of conduct which I am following is consistent with my sense of responsibility as president in time of war"- FDR

consonant, agreeable, accordant, concordant, in agreement, conformable, consistent with, in accord

adj. in keeping; "salaries agreeable with current trends"; "plans conformable with your wishes"; "expressed views concordant with his background"

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